Social Archiver

Social Archiver saves public posts, a user’s own posts and other content they have permission to keep in a searchable archive. Clients include web, mobile, Chrome extension and Obsidian options, with standalone iOS and Android apps. Archives can contain rich metadata, images or videos where supported, and Markdown output in Obsidian. Organization tools include profile crawling, scheduled subscriptions, a searchable timeline, tags, places and collections. Its guide lists 21 platforms and sources, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, YouTube, LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Threads, podcasts, Substack and RSS blogs; available capabilities vary by source. Saved posts, notes and media are primarily stored on the user’s device. Enabling sync or web sharing can send related content and metadata to Social Archiver servers. AI comments can use desktop CLI tools, Apple’s on-device model or Cloud AI. Cloud AI supports summaries, glossaries, translation and tag suggestions, but long archives can exceed its length limit; the processing sends necessary archive text to Social Archiver’s server and requests consent the first time. The free plan allows 10 successful archives monthly; paid plans start at $3.99 a month.

Social Archiver combines multi-source capture with searchable organization and local-first storage. Review the sync and Cloud AI data flows, as well as the free monthly archive quota, before enabling those features.

Social Archiver may suit people who want a searchable personal archive of public posts and content they are authorized to keep. It offers several clients and organization options, including Obsidian output.

Overview

Social Archiver is a personal archive for keeping public posts, your own posts, and other content you have permission to retain. It is a strong fit for people who want searchable collections across social and web sources, especially those who prefer on-device storage. The main trade-offs are uneven capture by source and a free allowance of 10 successful archives per month.

Key features

Profile crawling and scheduled subscriptions support ongoing collection, while a searchable timeline, tags, places, collections, and advanced search help make a growing archive usable. The breadth is notable: sources span 21 platforms and feeds, from major social networks to podcasts, newsletters, and RSS blogs. But support varies by source, so coverage does not mean every source offers the same capture capabilities.

Saved archives can include rich metadata and images or video where supported. Obsidian access can produce Markdown output, and Markdown and ZIP exports offer practical portability. Media preservation is less dependable as a universal promise because it depends on the source.

Web, iOS and Android apps, a Chrome extension, and an Obsidian client serve different capture habits. The extension supports eligible URLs and web-page clipping. Mobile integrations include Immich, Raindrop, Notion, Readwise Reader, and Karakeep; Karakeep is beta, and some integrations depend on rollout or build availability.

Storage is local-first: posts, notes, and media are primarily kept on the device. That is a meaningful privacy advantage for personal archives, but enabling sync or web sharing sends related content and metadata to Social Archiver's servers. AI comments can use desktop CLI tools, Apple's on-device model, or Cloud AI. Cloud AI handles summaries, glossaries, translation, and tag suggestions, but sends the text needed for the task to the server and requests consent the first time. Very long archives may exceed its length limit; other comment types need desktop tools or supported Apple Intelligence.

The service is intended for lawful personal archiving, not access to private accounts, credentials, devices, or restricted data. Successful new archives count toward the free monthly quota; duplicates and failed attempts do not. Premium removes the monthly archive limit while active, though rate limits still apply.

Pricing

The Free plan costs nothing and is billed forever. It includes 10 successful archives per month, local browsing and search, and access to the mobile app, browser extension, and Obsidian plugin. It is a sensible way to build a modest archive, but frequent collectors will hit the cap.

Premium Monthly costs $3.99 a month, billed monthly. It removes the monthly archive limit while active and adds authorized personal archive processing, sync across signed-in devices, and monthly Cloud credits for AI and supported paid cloud services. Choose it if collection volume or sync matters but you want to avoid an annual commitment.

Premium Annual costs $39.99 a year, billed yearly, about $3.33/month. It offers the same Premium access and sync support, making it the lower monthly-cost subscription for someone confident they will use it throughout the year.

Lifetime costs $69.99, paid once, billed one-time. It includes no monthly archive limit, no subscription renewal, and monthly Cloud credits, but remains subject to fair-use and acceptable-use rules. It suits long-term users who prefer not to renew a subscription. Web checkout questions go to support by email; App Store and Google Play purchases follow their respective store refund processes.

Platforms

Social Archiver supports Android, iOS, macOS, web, and a browser extension. Its combination of mobile, desktop, web, and Obsidian access gives it flexibility across capture and review, while sync is a Premium feature and changes the data flow beyond local storage.

Who it's for

Choose Social Archiver if you want a personal, searchable record across social and web sources, value local-first storage, or want Markdown and ZIP exports. It is less suited to someone who needs uniform capture across every source, wants cloud sync without sending related archive data to the service, or expects unrestricted free archiving.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Broad source coverage and scheduled collection support more than one-off bookmarking.
• Pros: Search, tags, places, and collections give archives useful structure.
• Pros: Local-first storage, Markdown output, and ZIP export support privacy-conscious, portable archives.
• Cons: Capture capabilities vary by source, and image or video preservation is not universal.
• Cons: Free use stops at 10 successful new archives per month.
• Cons: Sync and Cloud AI involve server transmission of archive content or metadata, while Cloud AI also has length and task limitations.

Alternatives

Social Media Archiving Software is a useful next stop for comparing options across the category.

Jatheon Cloud is worth considering for organizations that need unlimited storage and no egress fees at exit; it is paid, with per-user monthly pricing billed annually.

Proofpoint Email DLP and Encryption is a paid alternative for readers looking for an option spanning Android, iOS, web, and Windows.

Archive Intel may suit buyers prepared for a paid platform fee and connector or text-archiving charges: its plan starts at $99 a month, with additional per-user fees.

Proofpoint Enterprise Archive is another paid option across Android, iOS, web, and Windows.

Aleph Archives is a paid alternative with a free trial and self-hosted as well as web platforms.

Global Relay Event Archiving API is a paid API and web option that requires application enrollment and platform or data-type credentials.

Smarsh Archive is a paid option available through API and web platforms.

COMPLY Communications Archiving is a paid web option; pricing requires requesting a demo.

Verdict

Social Archiver is the right choice for individuals who want a structured, searchable personal archive with broad source reach and local-first storage. Its most compelling reasons to choose it are flexible capture and portable exports; look elsewhere if you need uniform source support, a higher free quota, or sync and cloud processing without server data sharing.